Thursday, October 1
Spokane, WA
6 p.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
Colorado State
Volleyball to host first Pac-12 home match on Thursday
9/30/2026 2:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Gonzaga (5-9, 0-2 Pac-12) vs. Colorado State (9-3, 2-0 Pac-12)
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 | 6 P.M. | CHARLOTTE Y. MARTIN CENTRE | SPOKANE
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
WONDERFUL TWO WEEKS FOR WAGSTAFF
- Claire Wagstaff repeated as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week
- She opened Pac-12 play with 48.5 points (6.06 points per set) across eight sets in two matches.
- Wagstaff had 40 kiils across the 5 sets, with 22 against Boise State and another 18 against Utah State.
- She currently leads the conference in points scored in Pac-12 play, with 16.5 more than second place.
- Wagstaff also has the most Pac-12 play kills, with 12 more kills than second place
-The GU outside hitter is currently sixth in the nation in total points with 262
-She also ranks 14th in the nation in total kills with 211 kills
-The Fort Collins local has the most points in the Pac-12 and second highest points per set in the conference. Wagstaff also has the second most aces (25) in the Conference as well as the most kills and second highest rate of kills per set.
CHASING COLORADO STATE
-This is the first meeting between Gonzaga and Colorado State in over 20 years, with the teams last meeting in 2004. They have only met one other time, playing at CSU in 2002.
- Colorado State is tied with Texas State for the least commonly played opponents in GU history of any Pac-12 team.
- Colorado State's 3 losses have only been to other ranked teams. The Rams are currently receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25. CSU is one of only three non-Power 4 schools receiving votes in the poll
- Claire Wagstaff is facing her hometown team, as she is from Fort Collins and played at Fort Collins High School. Fort Collins High School is 4.5 miles away from Colorado State's campus and gym
- The Zags won the first set in each of their first two Pac-12 matches but are searching for a first win
EXECUTING ON THE OFFENSIVE END
-The Zags are 26th in the nation in total assists as a team with 661. GU leads the Pac-12 in the stat
-Gonzaga is 33rd nationally in total kills as a team with 711, another Pac-12 leading total
- GU has 91 service aces, good for 41st overall in the in the country and most in the Pac-12
- On a per set basis the Zags average 1.69 aces per set, most in the Pac-12 and 77th in the country
- Dani Clewis has 409 assists so far this season, the 95th most by any player in the country despite often rotating in a 6-2 system alongside fellow setter Nia Damuni. Damuni is 7th in all time assists for the Zags and has the third highest career assists of any GU player since volleyball's scoring change in 2001.
-Wagstaff had 20 points (17 kills, 2 aces, and 2 block assists) in a three set sweep of Montana in the last Gonzaga home match. This was the most points by a GU player in a three set match since 2019.
DEFENDING WITH DIGS AND BLOCKS
-Raechelle Dykstra had 27 digs against East Texas A&M, the second highest in a single game by a Pac-12 player this season. This was the most digs by a Zag since 2023 three seasons.
-Nikita Clausen had 11 block assists (as well as a solo block) against IU Indy in the five set win on September 11th. This was tied for the fourth most block assists in a single game by a Zag. The last time a Zag had more block assists in a single game was 2009 (15 by Caitlin Cozad). Gonzaga had a combined 19 blocks as a team against the Jaguars in that same match. This was the most blocks by a GU team in single match since 2013 as 8 different GU players had a block involvement in the record setting match
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 | 6 P.M. | CHARLOTTE Y. MARTIN CENTRE | SPOKANE
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | TICKETS
WONDERFUL TWO WEEKS FOR WAGSTAFF
- Claire Wagstaff repeated as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week
- She opened Pac-12 play with 48.5 points (6.06 points per set) across eight sets in two matches.
- Wagstaff had 40 kiils across the 5 sets, with 22 against Boise State and another 18 against Utah State.
- She currently leads the conference in points scored in Pac-12 play, with 16.5 more than second place.
- Wagstaff also has the most Pac-12 play kills, with 12 more kills than second place
-The GU outside hitter is currently sixth in the nation in total points with 262
-She also ranks 14th in the nation in total kills with 211 kills
-The Fort Collins local has the most points in the Pac-12 and second highest points per set in the conference. Wagstaff also has the second most aces (25) in the Conference as well as the most kills and second highest rate of kills per set.
CHASING COLORADO STATE
-This is the first meeting between Gonzaga and Colorado State in over 20 years, with the teams last meeting in 2004. They have only met one other time, playing at CSU in 2002.
- Colorado State is tied with Texas State for the least commonly played opponents in GU history of any Pac-12 team.
- Colorado State's 3 losses have only been to other ranked teams. The Rams are currently receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25. CSU is one of only three non-Power 4 schools receiving votes in the poll
- Claire Wagstaff is facing her hometown team, as she is from Fort Collins and played at Fort Collins High School. Fort Collins High School is 4.5 miles away from Colorado State's campus and gym
- The Zags won the first set in each of their first two Pac-12 matches but are searching for a first win
EXECUTING ON THE OFFENSIVE END
-The Zags are 26th in the nation in total assists as a team with 661. GU leads the Pac-12 in the stat
-Gonzaga is 33rd nationally in total kills as a team with 711, another Pac-12 leading total
- GU has 91 service aces, good for 41st overall in the in the country and most in the Pac-12
- On a per set basis the Zags average 1.69 aces per set, most in the Pac-12 and 77th in the country
- Dani Clewis has 409 assists so far this season, the 95th most by any player in the country despite often rotating in a 6-2 system alongside fellow setter Nia Damuni. Damuni is 7th in all time assists for the Zags and has the third highest career assists of any GU player since volleyball's scoring change in 2001.
-Wagstaff had 20 points (17 kills, 2 aces, and 2 block assists) in a three set sweep of Montana in the last Gonzaga home match. This was the most points by a GU player in a three set match since 2019.
DEFENDING WITH DIGS AND BLOCKS
-Raechelle Dykstra had 27 digs against East Texas A&M, the second highest in a single game by a Pac-12 player this season. This was the most digs by a Zag since 2023 three seasons.
-Nikita Clausen had 11 block assists (as well as a solo block) against IU Indy in the five set win on September 11th. This was tied for the fourth most block assists in a single game by a Zag. The last time a Zag had more block assists in a single game was 2009 (15 by Caitlin Cozad). Gonzaga had a combined 19 blocks as a team against the Jaguars in that same match. This was the most blocks by a GU team in single match since 2013 as 8 different GU players had a block involvement in the record setting match
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